Ron Corbett | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cedar Rapids | |
| In office January 2010 – January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kay Halloran |
| Succeeded by | Brad Hart |
| Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives | |
| In office 1995–2000 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Van Maanen |
| Succeeded by | Brent Siegrist |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 12, 1960 Erie, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Children | 5 |
| Education | Cornell College (BA) |
| Website | Official website |
Ron Corbett (born October 12, 1960) is an American politician and former mayor of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Corbett was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1960. In 1974, his family moved to Iowa and he later graduated from Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, in 1983.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduation, Corbett worked for The Equitable Life Insurance Company as an agent for ten years. In 1986 he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives, where he served 7 terms. He was Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999.[3] He then resigned his House seat to become president of the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce.[1][2] He left that position for Cedar Rapids-based international trucking firm CRST, working directly under executive director John Smith.
He was elected mayor of Cedar Rapids in 2009 with 62% of the vote.[4][5] He was reelected to another four-year term in 2013. In December 2016, he announced that he would not seek reelection for mayor of Cedar Rapids but would instead consider a run for the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa in 2018.[6]
In 2015, he resigned from CRST and launched Engage Iowa, a conservative think tank of which he serves as president.[7] Its first policy initiative, on water quality and state tax reform, was introduced in November 2015.[8]
| Ron Corbett | 62.3% | 14,642 |
| Brian Fagan | 35.7% | 8,385 |
| P.T Larson | 1.8% | 421 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ron Corbett Mayor". City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ a b "Ron Corbett: Wants to get city back on track". GazetteOnline.com. Oct 25, 2009. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Ron Corbett
- ^ "Cornell alumnus elected mayor of Cedar Rapids". Cornell College. November 4, 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Smith, Rick (Nov 4, 2009). "Corbett will be Cedar Rapids mayor". GazetteOnline.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2010.
- ^ Morelli, B. A. (December 19, 2016). "Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett will not seek re-election, fans flames of gubernatorial run: 'I want to see how things play out over the next few months,' he says". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ^ "Mayor Ron Corbett launches 'conservative think tank' | The Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
- ^ "Corbett's Engage Iowa pushes flat income tax, clean water | The Gazette". The Gazette. Retrieved 2016-01-19.
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